Released in 1986, 2000 released in 1988
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Wikipedia Entry on Etch-A-Sketch
These two drawing toys were trying to take the original Etch-A-Sketch to a new level by animating the pics you drew. According to Wikipedia, "[The original Animator] featured a low-resolution dot matrix display and used two knobs for drawing, like a regular Etch A Sketch, with several buttons to manipulate said drawings. It had a few kilobytes of memory, capable of storing 12 frames of pictures in any combination up to 96 times. It contained a speaker, which made static-like sounds when the knobs were moved and during animations."
Ohio Art released the 2000 sequel as an upgraded version. Wikipedia goes on to note, "It used a stylus to draw on an interfacing pad, and the drawing appeared above on a low-resolution LCD screen. It had the ability to animate a sequence of frames as well as the ability to save animations on memory cartridges. The Animator 2000 could also play games loaded on cartridges. Three games were developed for it: Overdrive, a racing game in the vein of Pole Position; Putt Nuts, an 18-hole miniature golf game; and Flyby, a simplistic flight simulator. The Animator 2000 was discontinued shortly after its introduction, rendering copies of some of these games scarce."
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